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J. A. REEDER. BALING PRESS.

No. 430,352. Patented June 17, 1890.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES ASA REEDER, OF OORINTH, MISSISSIPPI, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND JOSEPH D. OZIER, OF SAME PLACE.

BALlNG-PRESS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 430,352, dated June 1'7, 1890.

Application filed November 5, 1889. Serial No. 329,311. (No model.)

T all whom t may cmg/cern: l produce a substantial frame-work A at the Be it known that I, JAMES ASA REEDER, of front end of the machine for the support of Corinth, in the county of Alcorn and State of working parts thereon.

Mississippi, have invented a new and useful At a proper distance from the rear end of 5 Improvement in Baling-Presses, of which the the machine on each side thereof two oppo- 55 following is a full, clear, and exact descripsite vertical posts d are erected on the floortion. timbers A, which posts are secured from lat'- My invention relates to a portable balingeral movement and outward displacement by press, preferably employed to compress hay the cross-piece d.

1o into bales, the object being to provide a sim- On each side of the bale-press planks e are 6o ple compact portable baling-press whereon affixed by their ends to the vertical posts b hay or similar material may be baled by and d, these planks being spaced apart edgepressure from the front or draft end of the wise to afford on each side two parallel elonpress to the rear end,wherethecompactedbale gated slot-s e', in which a follower is guided is tied and discharged. to reciprocate, as will be further explained. 65

To this end my invention consists in the The rectangular space between the side provision of mechanical devices whereby a plank Walls e and the posts l) and Z constifollower will be forced rearwardly through tutes a hay-receiver or press-box B, which is the hay-receiving chamber into the balingprovided with hinged doors B', that join their zo chamber and there retain the compacted bale free edges near the transverse center of the 7o until it is tied, when the same is discharged press-box, and when closed may be so rethrough a downwardly-swinging rear door. tained by the clamping-bars f, which are My invention further consists in the conadapted to engage with-their depending ends struction and combination of parts, as is herethe bracket-loopsf, that are affixed to the inafter set forth and claimed. sides of the press-box B near their upper 7 5 Reference is to be had to the accom panying edges. drawings, forming a part of this specification, From the rear end of the press-box B, dein which similar letters of reference indicate fined by the upright post d, an extension of corresponding parts in all the figures. equal width and height is produced, which is 3o Figure l is a side elevation of the portable represented at O. This from its oflice is termed Sc baling-press mounted on wheels. Fig. 2 is a a bale-chamber. partly-sectional top plan view of the device. The top and bottom walls of the bale-cham- Fig. 3 is a rear end elevation of the portable ber coincide with the planes of the doors B press; and Fig/iis a detached side elevation and the floor of the press-box. Preferably 3 5 of the bale-chamber located at the rear end this flooring is extended from end to end of 8 5 of the portable press, one side wall being rethe machine. The top Wall g of the balemoved to expose a pressed and tied bale chamber O is made secure by any preferred therein. means, and the sides g rendered removable The'portable press is mounted on ordinary entirely, or they may be hinged to swing 4o running-gear of a draft-wagon having suitopen and expose the interior of the chamber. 9o able strength. On the wagon-holsters a an When closed, the sides g are retained from elongated frame is placed, consisting, pardisplacement by the vertical exterior standtially, of side timbers A, that rest on the bolards h, that engage a cross-bar h" in a mansters, which timbers are suitably connected ner which will permit their easy detachment.

by transverse pieces, (not shown,) whereon-is At the rear end of the bale-chamber C a 95 located a stout plank iiooring. At the front heavy gate or platen C is preferably hinged end of the flooring mentioned, on each side at the lower exterior edge of the chamber, of the same, the upright posts b b are erected, whereby free access is afforded to this chamwhich are connected by longitudinal capber C at its rear end. When elevated to 5o pieces b2 and transverse bars c, that together close the bale-chamber, the platen C is so roo retained by hooks i and staple-eyes i. (See Fig. l.)

Y cible longitudinal movement of the followerblock D within the bale-press consists, essentially, of a transverse main shaft E, which is mounted revolubly upon the frame-work A', near its forward edge, to afford room for the rotation of a hand-wheel E', that is secured upon the main shaft near its center of length.

As shown in Fig. l, the hand-wheel E is composed of a center hub m and an annular rim m', the latter being held concentric with the hub and main shaft E by the radial arms m2,'uhat are affixed at spaced intervals between the hub and rim and extend beyond the latter to afford hand-holds for the rotation of the wheel and shaft E either toward or from the bale-chamber C. There are an equal number of extension handle-bars m3, located by the side of the radial arms m2, which by their sliding connection with the guiding-loops m4, that secure the ends of the arms m2 on the rim m', are rendered 'susceptible of radial adjustment, whereby leverage for rotary movement of the shaft E may be increased or diminished, as may be required.

Upon the main shaft E, near its ends, which are projected outside of the frame A', the similar spirally-grooved cone-pulleys E2 are affixed, said pulleys having their larger ends adjacent to the shaft ends, and their smaller terminals near to the sides of the supportingframe A.

Near the center of height of the platen C a rectangular transverse frame C2 is secured on said platen and projects beyond its side edges, as shown in Fig. 3. Two vertical partitionblocks a are introduced between and fastened to the horizontal top and lower walls of the frame C2 at equal distances from its end walls, which are all provided with circular central perforations that receive and afford revoluble support to the short counter-shafts n', upon which the mating-sheaves 'n2 are secured adjacently in series of three or more, as may be necessary for the effective operation of the press.

The follower-block D is projected outside of the press-box B through the parallel slots c', formed between the side planking previously "mentioned, and has sheave-holding boxes o, produced on these projecting ends, in which two sets of sheaves o are revolubly supported in manner similar to the mating series of sheaves n2 on the platen C.

Upon the cone-pulleys E2 stout cords or traction-ropes F are wrapped, as shown in Fig. l, said ropes being rove upon the two sets of sheaves n2 and o', whereby these parts are connected; hence by a revolution of the main shaft E the follower-block D may be drawn from the front end of the press-box B toward the platen C.

The traction-ropes F are of equal length, which is proportioned to thelength of the entire machine, so that they may be rigged in the following` manner: Assuming that the follower-block D is at the rear end of the press-box B, the forward terminal of each traction-rope is attached to the outer end ofV one of the cone-pulleys E2. The ropes F are wrapped around the pulleys toward their inner ends; thence they are rearwardly extended and engage the inner sheaves of the duplicate series of sheaves n2 on the platen C', and forwardly to pass around the forward sides of the sheaves 0 on the follower-block D; thence back and forth, respectively engaging these sheaves until they are all occupied, as shown, when the rear terminal ends of the ropes are secured to the extended ends of the shafts which sustain the sheaves o.

Near the center of the follower-block D a reversing-rope G is attached, as shown by dotted lines in Figs. 1 and 2, which extends forwardly and is wrapped upon the shaft-bod y E, the end being secured to the shaft, as is represented in Fig. 2.

When the follower-block D is located at the rear end of the press-box B, there need be but a single turn of the rope G placed on the main shaft E, and thus afford room for the continuous wrapping of said rope thereon, the reversing-rope being removed from contact with the shaft E when the pressing of a bale is being effected.

On the opposite side of the handwheel E a cone-pulley H is mounted and a draftrope H is wrapped. on it, one terminal r being fastened to the larger end 'of the pulley. The unwrapped portion of the rope extending forwardly may be manipulated by hand or be attached to the harness of a horse and drawn forwardlytowrapthetraction-ropes F on the cone-pulleys they engage, and thus draw the follower-block D rearwardly toward the bale-chamber when a bale is pressed.

In operation the follower-blockD is drawn forwardly and forms a frontwall for the pressbox B. The platen C is lowered, thus opening the rear end of the bale chamber C, through which hay is introduced and pushed forward until the press-box and bale-chamber are filled aswell as can be effected by hand, any convenient implement being employed to facilitate such an introduction of the material to be pressed. /Vhen there has been a sucient charge introduced,the platen is swung up and secured in place by the hooksz' and staples i. The hand-wheel E is now revolved toward the front end of the machine, which will wrap the traction-ropes F on the cone-pulleys they engage, and thus forcibly draw the follower- IOO IIO

block D rearwardly. As the ropes F are withdrawn from the cone-pulleys E2 when the follower-block D is moved forwardly, the initial movement of the main shaft E in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 2 will wrap the traction-ropes F upon the larger portions of the cone-pulleys, and consequently move the follower block at first in a comparatively rapid manner7 its speed being gradually diminished as it is drawn rearward, and the resistance of the mass operated upon becomes greater by reason of its compression.

If the machine is operated manually, the handle-bars m4 maybe extended radially as the operation progresses toward completion, and thus afford increased leverage to condense the hay into anearly solid bale.- When the bale is compressed, each side of the balechamber C is removed and the bale-ties s inserted through the grooves s', formed in the faces of the follower-block D and platen C', which ties can be readily adjusted and secured at their ends in the usual manner, the rearward projection of the bale-chamber C facilitating the tying operation by affording free access to the bale before compression is relaxed thereon.

As before indicated,the provision of the outwardly-folding doors B for the press-box B permits this box and its rolling supports to be utilized as a draft-wagon for transportation of any material desired. The doors when opened being inclined against the braces B2 (see Fig. 3) increase the carrying capacity of the press-box, which becomes the body of the wagon when thus adjusted.

Having thus described my invention, what l claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination, with a portable horizontal press-box, an aligning bale-chamber, a hinged platen which depends when open at the rear edge of the bale-chamber, removable sides for the bale-chamber, a follower-block which is adapted to slide in the press-box and enter the bale-chamber, and upwardlymovable doors for the press-box, of a forwardly -located transverse revoluble main shaft, two grooved cone-pulleys affixed upon the projecting ends of the main shaft, ahandwheel mounted on the main shaft, mating series of sheave-wheels supported on countershafts to revolve at the sides of the platen and follower-block to which they are connected, two traction-ropes which engage the cone-pulleys and sheaves, and a reversingrope which is connected to the follower-block and main shaft and adapted to draw the follower-block forwardly when the main shaft is turned toward the bale-chamber, substantially as set forth.

JAMES ASA REEDER. 

